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Verizon strike possible as contract deadline loomshttp://www.mail.com/business/economy/3719922-verizon-strike-contract-deadline-looms.html
NEW YORK (AP) — Verizon workers in nine states could walk off the job as soon as early Sunday if union negotiators don't reach an agreement over benefits with the wireless carrier.
A contract covering 39,000 Verizon workers represented by two unions expires at the end of Saturday. Last week, the Communications Workers of America announced that 86 percent ...Sat, 01 Aug 2015 23:26:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/business/economy/3719922-verizon-strike-contract-deadline-looms.html2015-08-01T23:26:00ZVerizon workers vote to authorize strike, if necessaryhttp://www.mail.com/business/economy/3707110-verizon-workers-vote-to-authorize-strike.html
NEW YORK (AP) — Verizon workers in nine states have voted to go on strike if necessary over a dispute about a new contract, a union official said at a rally Saturday.
"Our members are clear and they are determined," said Dennis Trainor, an official with the Communications Workers of America union. "They reject management's harsh concessionary demands." At...Sun, 26 Jul 2015 03:48:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/business/economy/3707110-verizon-workers-vote-to-authorize-strike.html2015-07-26T03:48:00ZStrikes, labor slowdowns add up to summer of woe in Italyhttp://www.mail.com/business/economy/3704606-strikes-labor-slowdowns-add-up-to-summer-woe-italy.html
ROME (AP) — Italy's summer of woe got worse Friday with one strike at Pompeii that left lines of tourists baking in the sun outside the World Heritage archaeological site and another at Alitalia that left passengers scrambling to rebook cancelled flights.
The slowdowns added to record-high temperatures and labor slowdowns that have made living in and visi...Fri, 24 Jul 2015 18:01:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/business/economy/3704606-strikes-labor-slowdowns-add-up-to-summer-woe-italy.html2015-07-24T18:01:00ZUnion authorizes strike against Trump Taj Mahalhttp://www.mail.com/news/politics/3690766-union-authorizes-strike-trump-taj-mahal.html
Workers at Trump Taj Mahal have authorized a strike against the troubled Atlantic City casino as they await a federal appeals court ruling on whether the casino must restore health insurance and pension benefits that it scrapped last year.
Members of UNITE HERE Local 54, which represents nearly 1,000 service workers including bartenders, cooks, housekeepe...Fri, 17 Jul 2015 22:04:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/politics/3690766-union-authorizes-strike-trump-taj-mahal.html2015-07-17T22:04:00ZUK officials say British pilots have conducted Syria strikeshttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3690232-uk-officials-british-pilots-conducted-syria-strikes.html
LONDON (AP) — British pilots have conducted air strikes on targets in Syria while embedded with other military forces fighting the Islamic State group, Britain's Ministry of Defense said Friday.
Defense officials confirmed that pilots acting under the command of other forces, such as the United States and Canada, have conducted the strikes. The admission ...Fri, 17 Jul 2015 10:15:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3690232-uk-officials-british-pilots-conducted-syria-strikes.html2015-07-17T10:15:00ZMilwaukee County bus drivers strike, scrambling commutehttp://www.mail.com/news/us/3655818-milwaukee-county-bus-drivers-strike-scrambling-commute.html
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Hundreds of Milwaukee County union bus drivers went on strike early Wednesday, leaving tens of thousands of commuters scrambling to make alternative plans to get to work and elsewhere.
The roughly 750 drivers walked off the job at 3 a.m. and began picketing at the Milwaukee County Transit System garages after contract negotiations between...Wed, 01 Jul 2015 21:00:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/us/3655818-milwaukee-county-bus-drivers-strike-scrambling-commute.html2015-07-01T21:00:00ZChina workers contracted by Uniqlo strike over plant closurehttp://www.mail.com/business/economy/3642374-china-workers-contracted-uniqlo-strike-plant-closure.html
BEIJING (AP) — More than 300 Chinese workers at a garment factory that supplies international brands such as Uniqlo have been protesting for about two weeks what they say is a unilateral decision by the management to close down.
The strike is one of more than 1,000 collective actions since January by Chinese workers, who are increasingly turning to group ...Thu, 25 Jun 2015 09:53:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/business/economy/3642374-china-workers-contracted-uniqlo-strike-plant-closure.html2015-06-25T09:53:00ZEnglish Channel trains cancelled amid Calais chaoshttp://www.mail.com/business/economy/3637440-english-channel-trains-cancelled-amid-calais-chaos.html
CALAIS, France (AP) — All trains and many ferry services between Britain and France were cut off Tuesday by striking port workers, stranding hundreds of trucks and thousands of passengers on both sides of the English Channel.
Adding to the chaos, illegal migrants who are camped by the thousands in the port city of Calais were seen trying to stowaway on ve...Tue, 23 Jun 2015 19:52:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/business/economy/3637440-english-channel-trains-cancelled-amid-calais-chaos.html2015-06-23T19:52:00ZLightning strike: Tampa Bay beats Rangers, will play for Cuphttp://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/3585624-lightning-strike-tampa-bay-beats-rangers-will-play-cup.html
NEW YORK (AP) — The only history the Tampa Bay Lightning were interested in was what they would create.
Such as handing the New York Rangers their first Game 7 loss at Madison Square Garden, which they did Friday night with their second straight 2-0 road victory behind Ben Bishop's 22 saves. Such as heading to their second Stanley Cup final, where they wi...Sat, 30 May 2015 05:08:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/3585624-lightning-strike-tampa-bay-beats-rangers-will-play-cup.html2015-05-30T05:08:00ZMillions of German commuters hit by rail strikehttp://www.mail.com/business/economy/3561898-millions-german-commuters-hit-rail-strike.html
BERLIN (AP) — Some six million Germans are facing difficult commutes after a small train drivers' union began an indefinite strike, paralyzing the country's rail network.
The GDL union gave no indication of how long the walkout, which started Wednesday, would last. It's affecting not only long-distance trains but also some parts of city subway systems. It...Wed, 20 May 2015 11:43:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/business/economy/3561898-millions-german-commuters-hit-rail-strike.html2015-05-20T11:43:00ZGerman train drivers going on strike again in bitter disputehttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3557438-german-train-drivers-going-strike-bitter-dispute.html
BERLIN (AP) — A German train drivers' union says they will stage another strike after talks with the country's main railway operator over the weekend failed to produce an agreement.
The GDL union said Monday that freight train drivers would go on strike Tuesday and passenger train drivers would follow Wednesday, the dpa news agency reported. Union head Cl...Mon, 18 May 2015 15:39:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3557438-german-train-drivers-going-strike-bitter-dispute.html2015-05-18T15:39:00ZStriking Zimbabwean nurses refuse to work night shifthttp://www.mail.com/scitech/health/3529604-striking-zimbabwean-nurses-refuse-to-work-night-shift.html
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Nurses in Zimbabwe are refusing to work the night shift in the southern African nation's public hospitals and clinics in a nationwide strike over salaries.
Striking nurses are demanding $150 for a weeklong shift, and have described the current pay rate of $3 for a seven-day nightshift as "a mockery," according to union representati...Wed, 06 May 2015 17:05:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/scitech/health/3529604-striking-zimbabwean-nurses-refuse-to-work-night-shift.html2015-05-06T17:05:00ZFederal judge bars Allegiant Air pilots from going on strikehttp://www.mail.com/news/politics/3520976-federal-judge-bars-allegiant-air-pilots-going-strike.html
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A federal judge in Las Vegas has issued an order barring Allegiant Air pilots from going on strike while mediation is under way in their labor dispute.
Judge Andrew Gordon ruled Friday that International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 1224 can't strike in order to gain leverage over the airline while both sides are in mediation under fede...Sat, 02 May 2015 20:47:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/politics/3520976-federal-judge-bars-allegiant-air-pilots-going-strike.html2015-05-02T20:47:00ZTruck drivers end strike at Los Angeles-area seaportshttp://www.mail.com/business/economy/3519042-truck-drivers-strike-los-angeles-area-seaports.html
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Drivers who picketed several trucking firms at the nation's busiest seaport complex returned to work Friday after a weeklong strike they say will not be their last.
A few hundred truckers staged a strike against four companies that haul goods from the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, according to organizers of the action. The overal...Fri, 01 May 2015 22:20:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/business/economy/3519042-truck-drivers-strike-los-angeles-area-seaports.html2015-05-01T22:20:00ZPakistanis see double standard in drone strikeshttp://www.mail.com/news/politics/3517422-pakistanis-double-standard-drone-strikes.html
ISLAMABAD (AP) — People in Pakistan who live under the threat of U.S. drone strikes see a double standard at work in Washington.
Last week, President Barack Obama took the unusual step of acknowledging and apologizing for a highly secret U.S. drone strike that accidentally killed an American and an Italian aid worker held captive by al-Qaida in Pakistan. ...Fri, 01 May 2015 10:45:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/politics/3517422-pakistanis-double-standard-drone-strikes.html2015-05-01T10:45:00ZTruckers strike at huge seaport complex; impact minimalhttp://www.mail.com/business/economy/3506812-truckers-strike-huge-seaport-complex-impact-minimal.html
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Truck drivers who haul goods from docks at the nation's busiest seaport complex walked off the job Monday in a dispute over their earnings and employment status, but port officials said the impact on international commerce appeared to be minimal.
The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are the primary West Coast gateway for hundreds of ...Tue, 28 Apr 2015 00:32:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/business/economy/3506812-truckers-strike-huge-seaport-complex-impact-minimal.html2015-04-28T00:32:00ZAmerican, Italian hostages killed in US drone strikehttp://www.mail.com/news/us/3499488-american-italian-hostages-killed-us-drone-strike.html
WASHINGTON (AP) — Blaming the "fog of war," President Barack Obama revealed Thursday that U.S. drone strikes in Pakistan inadvertently killed an American and an Italian, two hostages held by al-Qaida, as well as two other Americans who had leadership roles with the terror network.
Obama somberly said he took full responsibility for the January CIA strikes...Thu, 23 Apr 2015 20:36:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/us/3499488-american-italian-hostages-killed-us-drone-strike.html2015-04-23T20:36:00ZGerman train drivers on strike for second dayhttp://www.mail.com/business/economy/3498974-german-train-drivers-strike-second-day.html
BERLIN (AP) — German train drivers are on strike for a second day, causing scores of cancellations around the country.
German rail operator Deutsche Bahn was able to keep some trains running, but the dpa news agency reported Thursday that two-thirds of its long-distance trains and between 40 percent and 85 percent of its local trains were cancelled, depen...Thu, 23 Apr 2015 08:43:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/business/economy/3498974-german-train-drivers-strike-second-day.html2015-04-23T08:43:00ZNo strike as Allegiant Air, pilots return to court next weekhttp://www.mail.com/business/economy/3473042-strike-allegiant-air-pilots-return-to-court-week.html
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Allegiant Air's pilots have agreed not to strike while a federal judge in Las Vegas weighs arguments from their union and the airline's management.
During an all-day hearing Friday, the company had sought to make permanent a temporary order that halted a planned strike on April 1, but a resolution of the matter will have to wait until nex...Sat, 11 Apr 2015 02:15:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/business/economy/3473042-strike-allegiant-air-pilots-return-to-court-week.html2015-04-11T02:15:00ZHuge French protests as strikes close schools, Eiffel Towerhttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3468648-huge-french-protests-strikes-close-schools-eiffel-tower.html
PARIS (AP) — Thousands of protesters, many blowing whistles and waving union flags, marched through Paris and other French cities on Thursday in a day of nationwide strikes that kept many children out of school, forced the closure of the Eiffel Tower and cancelled some 2,000 flights in and out of France.
Stepping up pressure on President Francois Hollande...Thu, 09 Apr 2015 18:17:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3468648-huge-french-protests-strikes-close-schools-eiffel-tower.html2015-04-09T18:17:00ZNew labor activists emerge from China's migrant workershttp://www.mail.com/business/economy/3461834-labor-activists-emerge-chinas-migrant-workers.html
SHENZHEN, China (AP) — A new crop of labor leaders is emerging in China as migrant factory workers increasingly demand their rights and a fair share of the country's now-slowing economic boom.
Disillusioned with China's officially sanctioned labor union, workers are electing their own representatives and launching strikes and protests at a rate that has d...Mon, 06 Apr 2015 13:10:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/business/economy/3461834-labor-activists-emerge-chinas-migrant-workers.html2015-04-06T13:10:00ZVietnam meets demands to end strike in Nike, Adidas factoryhttp://www.mail.com/business/finance/3452668-vietnam-meets-demands-to-strike-nike-adidas-factory.html
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Workers at a major Vietnamese footwear factory for Nike and Adidas ended a weeklong strike Thursday after the government agreed to their demands on retirement payouts.
The stoppage by thousands of workers at the Taiwanese-owned Pou Yuen factory in southern Ho Chi Minh City was a rare challenge to communist authorities over policy iss...Thu, 02 Apr 2015 04:55:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/business/finance/3452668-vietnam-meets-demands-to-strike-nike-adidas-factory.html2015-04-02T04:55:00ZTransportation strike in Argentina shuts down countryhttp://www.mail.com/business/finance/3450744-transportation-strike-argentina-shuts-country.html
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Transportation unions brought Argentina to a standstill on Tuesday with a one-day national strike to protest income tax rates and high inflation they say is eroding their earnings.
Flights were cancelled, schools shut down, banks closed and thousands of businesses were shuttered along largely empty streets. While transportat...Tue, 31 Mar 2015 17:39:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/business/finance/3450744-transportation-strike-argentina-shuts-country.html2015-03-31T17:39:00ZLufthansa strikes enter third day; many flights canceledhttp://www.mail.com/business/economy/3428316-lufthansa-strikes-enter-third-day-flights-canceled.html
BERLIN (AP) — Lufthansa canceled hundreds more flights Friday as pilots at Germany's largest airline went on strike for the third consecutive day and announced they would continue the walk-out over the weekend.
In what is becoming an increasingly acrimonious labor dispute, nearly 800 short- and medium-haul Lufthansa flights were canceled Friday, including...Fri, 20 Mar 2015 15:06:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/business/economy/3428316-lufthansa-strikes-enter-third-day-flights-canceled.html2015-03-20T15:06:00ZThousands stranded as Lufthansa strike grounds flightshttp://www.mail.com/business/economy/3425856-thousands-stranded-lufthansa-strike-grounds-flights.html
BERLIN (AP) — Thousands of international travelers were stranded Thursday as a strike by Lufthansa pilots was extended to long-haul flights, and Germany's largest airline said it was preparing for even more cancellations on Friday.
After cancelling 84 of 153 of its long-haul flights on Thursday, affecting 18,000 passengers, Lufthansa said another 790 flig...Thu, 19 Mar 2015 16:30:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/business/economy/3425856-thousands-stranded-lufthansa-strike-grounds-flights.html2015-03-19T16:30:00ZGerman public service employees strike third dayhttp://www.mail.com/business/economy/3413822-german-public-service-employees-strike-third-day.html
BERLIN (AP) — German teachers and other public service employees are staging short-term strikes for a third day to put pressure on the government ahead of a new round of wage negotiations.
The ver.di union said Friday's strikes would focus on the states of Bavaria and Baden-Wuerttemberg. A total of nearly 100,000 teachers, firefighters, police officers an...Fri, 13 Mar 2015 10:25:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/business/economy/3413822-german-public-service-employees-strike-third-day.html2015-03-13T10:25:00ZRefinery workers, Shell reach tentative agreementhttp://www.mail.com/business/economy/3412972-refinery-workers-shell-reach-tentative-agreement.html
The United Steelworkers union has reached an agreement with Shell that could soon lead to the end of a six-week strike that has affected 12 U.S. refineries.
The union and Royal Dutch Shell have been negotiating a contract that would serve as a blueprint for agreements with other refiners. The union said Thursday that the tentative agreement provides yearl...Thu, 12 Mar 2015 22:53:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/business/economy/3412972-refinery-workers-shell-reach-tentative-agreement.html2015-03-12T22:53:00ZGerman public workers on strike again in wage disputehttp://www.mail.com/business/economy/3410720-german-public-workers-strike-wage-dispute.html
BERLIN (AP) — German public service workers are on strike again as their union seeks to increase pressure on the government ahead of a new round of wage negotiations next week.
Following one-day strikes in six German states Wednesday, the ver.di union said teachers, hospital workers and others in public sector jobs in four other states went on strike Thur...Thu, 12 Mar 2015 10:22:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/business/economy/3410720-german-public-workers-strike-wage-dispute.html2015-03-12T10:22:00ZStriking Danish cabin crew forces SAS to cancel 30 flights.http://www.mail.com/business/economy/3386430-striking-danish-cabin-crew-forces-sas-to-cancel-30-flights.html
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Scandinavian Airlines says some 30 flights out of Copenhagen have been canceled after members of a Danish cabin crew union walked out to protest the carrier's plan to move 147 employees to a domestic airline that SAS acquired last year.
Group spokeswoman Trine Kromann-Mikkelsen says the strike was "illegal," adding SAS canceled ...Sat, 28 Feb 2015 14:21:59 GMThttp://www.mail.com/business/economy/3386430-striking-danish-cabin-crew-forces-sas-to-cancel-30-flights.html2015-02-28T14:21:59ZUnions begin 3 days of voting on FairPoint contracthttp://www.mail.com/business/economy/3368472-unions-3-days-voting-fairpoint-contract.html
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Striking FairPoint workers gave their union negotiators a standing ovation Friday at the first briefings and ratification votes on a tentative agreement aimed at ending a four-month strike.
Workers chanted "One day longer, one day stronger!" and reacted positively as they received the first details of a contract that would last thro...Fri, 20 Feb 2015 18:01:43 GMThttp://www.mail.com/business/economy/3368472-unions-3-days-voting-fairpoint-contract.html2015-02-20T18:01:43Z